A printed wiring board includes resin insulation layers, conductive layers formed on the resin insulation layers respectively such that each of the conductive layers is formed on a surface of each of the resin insulation layers, and via conductors penetrating through the resin insulation layers respectively such that the via conductors are connecting the conductive layers through the resin insulation layers. Each of the resin insulation layers includes a modified resin layer formed by plasma treatment such that the modified resin layer is forming the surface of each of the resin insulation layers, each of the conducive layers includes a modified conductive layer formed by the plasma treatment such that the modified conductive layer is forming the surface of each of the conductive layers, and the modified resin layer has a surface modification different from a surface modification of the modified conductive layer.
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1. A printed wiring board, comprising: a plurality of resin insulation layers; a plurality of conductive layers formed on the resin insulation layers respectively such that each of the conductive layers is formed on a surface of each of the resin insulation layers; and a plurality of via conductors penetrating through the resin insulation layers respectively such that the plurality of via conductors is connecting the plurality of conductive layers through the resin insulation layers, wherein each of the resin insulation layers includes a modified resin layer formed by plasma treatment such that the modified resin layer is forming the surface of each of the resin insulation layers, each of the conductive layers includes a modified conductive layer formed by the plasma treatment such that the modified conductive layer is forming the surface of each of the conductive layers, the modified resin layer has a surface modification different from a surface modification of the modified conductive layer, the plurality of resin insulation layers has a main component comprising a resin selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin, a phenolic resin, a polyimide resin, a polyphenylene resin, a polyolefin resin and a fluororesin, the modified resin layer of each of the resin insulation layers has C≡N, C—NH 2 and —COOH, the plurality of conductive layers comprises copper plating, and the modified conductive layer of each of the conductive layers has Cu 3 N+Cu(NH)x.
2. A printed wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein the modified conductive layer of each of the conductive layers has a thickness which is in a range of from 1 nm to 10 nm.
3. A printed wiring board according to claim 2 , wherein the plasma treatment is applied in a mixed gas atmosphere comprising a nitrogen gas and a hydrogen gas.
4. A printed wiring board according to claim 3 , further comprising: a solder resist layer formed on an outermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers and an outermost resin insulation layer of the plurality of resin insulation layers.
5. A printed wiring board according to claim 2 , wherein each of the conductive layers has a roughened layer such that the modified conductive layer of each of the conductive layers is formed on the roughened layer of each of the conductive layers.
6. A printed wiring board according to claim 5 , wherein the plasma treatment is applied in a mixed gas atmosphere comprising a nitrogen gas and a hydrogen gas.
7. A printed wiring board according to claim 6 , further comprising: a solder resist layer formed on an outermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers and an outermost resin insulation layer of the plurality of resin insulation layers.
8. A printed wiring board according to claim 2 , further comprising: a solder resist layer formed on an outermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers and an outermost resin insulation layer of the plurality of resin insulation layers.
9. A printed wiring board according to claim 8 , wherein each of the conductive layers has a roughened layer such that the modified conductive layer of each of the conductive layers is formed on the roughened layer of each of the conductive layers.
10. A printed wiring board according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of resin insulation layers has the main component comprising the epoxy resin.
11. A printed wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein the plasma treatment is applied in a mixed gas atmosphere comprising a nitrogen gas and a hydrogen gas.
12. A printed wiring board according to claim 11 , wherein each of the conductive layers has a roughened layer such that the modified conductive layer of each of the conductive layers is formed on the roughened layer of each of the conductive layers.
13. A printed wiring board according to claim 12 , further comprising: a solder resist layer formed on an outermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers and an outermost resin insulation layer of the plurality of resin insulation layers.
14. A printed wiring board according to claim 11 , further comprising: a solder resist layer formed on an outermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers and an outermost resin insulation layer of the plurality of resin insulation layers.
15. A printed wiring board according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of resin insulation layers has the main component comprising the epoxy resin.
16. A printed wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein each of the conductive layers has a roughened layer such that the modified conductive layer of each of the conductive layers is formed on the roughened layer of each of the conductive layers.
17. A printed wiring board according to claim 16 , further comprising: a solder resist layer formed on an outermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers and an outermost resin insulation layer of the plurality of resin insulation layers.
18. A printed wiring board according to claim 16 , wherein the plurality of resin insulation layers has the main component comprising the epoxy resin.
19. A printed wiring board according to claim 1 , further comprising: a solder resist layer formed on an outermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers and an outermost resin insulation layer of the plurality of resin insulation layers.
20. A printed wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of resin insulation layers has the main component comprising the epoxy resin.
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December 9, 2014
February 21, 2017
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